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STIFLING
Definition of STIFLING
adjective
That stifles.
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Word DNA
STIFLING inherits its ancestry from its root, STIFLE.
Line of descent
5 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
16th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.7%
of traced words share this origin (211)
branch · 22.3% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, STIFLE · 3 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
STIFLING in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 26 boards so far. 70 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 11, 31 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 141, 8 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 11, 31 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
STIFLING starts with S and ends with G. Sorted, its letters read FGIILNST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start STIFLI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 11
Could you have found STIFLING?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 11 - and most players walked straight past it.
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